'Frantic' by Metallica - Guitar Tutorial

Gtp chords: Frantic
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METALLICA - ST. ANGER
FRANTIC

Tabbed by MARTY

Drop D and down 1 Step

Intro
P.M......... ................ .....
|---------------------------------|*For this bit, james does some
|---------------------------------|scractchy sound but I don't
|---------------------------------|know how, you can just play
|-----------3----------------3----|the chord on the 3rd fret or correct
|-----------3----------------3----|this tab if you know how he does it.
|-000000000-3------000000000-3----|
This keeps playing and on the forth time, guitar 2 comes in:

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-6--3-0000-5-000000--6--3-0000-5-000000-|
This is played 4 times and then both guitars play
it for another 4 times, then one guitar plays this:

                                                               P.M......
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18-15-0--17-17-17--18-15-0--17-17-17--18-15-0--17-17-17--18-15-000000-|
Both guitars play this 6 times after then the verse:

Verse:
     P.M.......       P.M.........    P.M..........    P.M.........
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0-74-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0-74-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0-74-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

If I could have my wasted days back, Would I use them to get back on track? 
Stop to warm at karma’s burning, Or look ahead, but keep on turning?

       P.M.................................
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-4/---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-| X2
|-4/---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-4/---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|

Do I have the strength, To know how I’ll go? 
Can I find it inside, To deal with what I shouldn’t know?

     P.M.......       P.M.........    P.M..........    P.M.......
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0-74-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|-74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0-74-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|-74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0--74-0-0-0-0-0-0-74-0-0-0-0-0--4/18-|

Could I have my wasted days back, Would I use them to get back on track?

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-18--15-0-17-17-17-18--15-0-17-17-|

You live it or lie it, You live it or lie it,
(You live it or lie it, You live it or lie it,)

P.M....... ............ ............ ............ .
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-000000000----000000000----000000000----000000000-|

My lifestyle determines my deathstyle
My lifestyle determines my deathstyle

Bridge:
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----0--------------------0--------------|
|---0---------0----0-----0---------0---0--|
|-5------5-------5-----5------5------5----| X8
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-13--10--12---13--10--12---7--5--4--0-----7--5--4--0---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Keep searching, keep on searching 
This search goes on, this search goes on (X2)

Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------0-0-0------------0-0-0------------0-0-0---------------|
|-----------0-0-0------------0-0-0------------0-0-0---------------|
|-6-333-4-4-0-0-0--6-333-4-4-0-0-0--6-333-4-4-0-0-0--66-3-3h5-5-0-|

Frantic tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tock 
Frantic tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tock

The next verse and stuff are all the same.

This is the interlude bit:

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------| X6
|-----------------------------------------|
|-18-15-000-17-000000-18-15-000-17-000000-|

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-6-3-000-5-000000--6-3-000-5-000000-| X6
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

Do I have the strength, To know how I’ll go? 
Can I find it inside, To deal with what I shouldn’t know?

Do I have the strength, To know how I’ll go? 
Can I find it inside, To deal with what I shouldn’t know?

Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-6--3-0000-5-000000--6--3-0000-5-000000-|

Guitar 2
P.M......... ................ .....
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------3----------------3----|
|-----------3----------------3----|
|-000000000-3------000000000-3----|
_____________________________________________________________

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|X2
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-000000000----0000000000----000000000----000033333----|

My lifestyle (Birth is pain) 
Determines my deathstyle (life is pain) 
A rising tide (Death is pain) 
That pushes to the other side (It’s all the same)


Play the Bridge and Chorus and then this 'Outro' bit

Guitar 1
P.M...................................
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-0--0------0--0------0--0------0--0--|
|-0--0------0--0------0--0------0--0--|
|-0--0------0--0------0--0------0--0--|

Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0---12--12-12p10-12-12---0---12--12-12p10-12-12-|

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------10----|
|-0---12--12-12p10-12-12---0---12--12-12p10-12----12-|

And thats about it, should be right, well it sounds right anyway.
Questions, comments or corrections should be directed to me (Marty) at:
[email protected]

Enjoy!
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Tags: hard rock, metal, old school thrash, rock, thrash metal
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